Can-opener



B" D. NELEON.

.CAN OPENER.

v APPLICATION FILED SEPT. H. 1920.

Patented Mare 29,, 11921 gmwm Gab/Z4 U RICHARD D. NILEON, 0F BELL,PENNSYLVANIA.

CAN-OPENER.

Application filed September 11, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD D. NILnoN. a citizen of the United States,residing at Bell, in the county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to can openers and more particularly to animproved apparatus for opening metallic shoe polish boxes and similarcontainers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive opener attached without the use of rivets or bolts and in amanner that will permit the contents of the box to remain air tight.

Other objects of the invention will appear upon consideration of thefollowing detail description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1is a front elevation of the device as applied to a shoe polish box ofthe conventional form.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the opener detached.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the container 1 is provided with aremovable cover 2, and the marginal edge of the latter normally contactswith an annular flange 3 formed on the container.

An extension a is provided on the cover and this extension projects fromthe marginal edge of the cover and is provided with a circular openingThe extension forms tab which is adapted to be bent to any desired shapewhereby the opener proper may be mounted in position. The openercomprises a member 5 formed of a length of wire bent as at 6intermediate its ends and folded upon itself to form a finger press 7the latter being disposed at an angle to the shank 8 which is formed byparallel portions of the wire. The terminals of the wire are disposed atan angle with respect to each other and diverge from the end of theshank 8 to form the pressure arms 9 which are properly curved sothat theends 10 may engage the annular flange 3.

The opener or member 5 is attached by inserting the shank 8 through theopening in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Serial No. 209,739.

the tab 4 and the tab is preferably curved as indicated in Fig. 2 sothat the shank will be extended outwardly at an angle while theterminals 10 of the pressure arms 9 will be permitted to engage theannular flange 3. This permits the marginal edge of the opening in thetab to form a fulcrum whereby the shank 8 acts as a lever and an inwardpressure on the finger press 7 will cause the pressure arms 9 to exert adownward pressure on the annular flange 3 whereby the cover andcontainer will be separated.

Minor changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a container having a removablecover and provided with an annular flange, of a tab formed on the coverand provided with an opening, an opener member comprising a shankarranged in the opening in the tab to fulcrum on the edge of the openingfor forming a lever, and diverging pressure arms formed on the shank andadapted to engage the flange at points spaced from the said tab.

2. In combination with a container having a removable cover and providedwith an annular flange, of a tab formed on the marginal edge of thecover and curved upwardly in spaced relation to the cover and providedwith an opening, an opener memher having a shank mounted in the openingto fulcrum on the edge of the opening, one edge of the shank beingprovided with a finger press whereby the shank may be manually tilted,and pressure arms formed on the shank and diverging therefrom to engagethe annular flange at points spaced from the said tab.

3. In combination with a container having a removable cover and providedwith an annular flange, of a tab formed on the marginal edge of thecover and curved upwardly in spaced relation to the cover and providedwith an opening, an opener member having a shank mounted in the openingto fulcrum on the edge of the opening, one edge of the shank beingprovided with a finger press whereby the shank may be manually tilted,and pressure arms formed on the shank and diverging therefrom to engagethe annular pressure on the said pressure arms to sepaflange at pointsspaced from the said tab, rate the cover from the said container. 10 thesaid tab being curved whereby the shank In testimony whereof, I haveafiiXed my normally extends outwardly at an angle, signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

5 the said pressure arms being curved from RICHARD D. NILEON.

the shank whereby a pressure on the said Witnesses: finger press willcause the said shank to fu1- G. A. WHIPPERMAN, crum in the opening andexert a downward JOE FIGGE.

